Running live shows on HappyHardcore.com radio is not the easiest thing to do when there are over six servers and three stream types to deal with, it's much simpler when you have one server to flick one switch... BUT that is all about to change after months of hard work, we're proud to bring you brand new regular live shows to HappyHardcore.com radio. Last week saw the live pilot shows of the CPX Crew direct from Sydney Australia and the North American Hardcore Movement from all over North America. Both shows had their own little teething problems, but that is what pilot shows are for, we have ironed out all the problems and this week are announcing the news to all.

Update 2004/12/01: Unfortunately the CPX Radio show has been canceled this week due to technical problems with the CPX crew and equipment. Tune in next week for the CPX crew. The North American Hardcore Movement live show is uneffected and will be broadcast as scheduled.

Next we turn our attention to hardcore North America, this Wednesday (Dec 1st, 2004) tune in from 6 - 10pm EST for the grand premier of North American Hardcore Movement LIVE on HappyHardcore.com radio this Wednesday evening and every Wednesday evening with DJ's Virus, Comet, Milo, and Apollo. This show is focused on providing the world with the latest sounds of North America's top DJs and producers as we bring in special guests and regular DJ rotations from all over North America. You'll be able to get in the HappyHardcore.com chat room and talk live with the crew as they bring you four hours of absolutely bangin' hardcore. So tune in, tell your friends, and don't miss out!

This shows timezone should be suitable for listeners in Australia, Tokyo and North America.

HappyHardcore.com radio has not stopped broadcasting hardcore since July 1999, making us arguably the longest running hardcore radio station in the world and certainly the most popular streaming radio station in the world. Expect more live radio and interesting stuff from HappyHardcore.com radio as will be expanding our live coverage to the UK and other hardcore infected zones shortly :)

2004/11/24

Pre-order: DJ Storm - The History + more Japanese hardcore CDs

The last Japanese hardcore CD Sharpnel pre-order we did on the site was insane! We pre-sold the entire shipment we received. Due to this extremely popularity for Japanese hardcore we have dug around to see what we could offer to the Japanese hardcore junkie's out there and we have come up with some bits not before released outside of Japan that everyone should love.

First up is a brand new DJ Storm CD entitled DJ Storm - The History (tracklist), this is due for release 30th of November 2004 and HappyHardcore.com has secured a limited amount for all the fans of DJ Storm and the mixing styles of Japanese hardcore DJ Bug. This CD is autographed by DJ Bug and released in Japan only, there are no guarantee's this CD will be imported to any other country so if you want this CD we suggest you order now.

Next we have extremely limited copies of Hardcore Junkieee (tracklist) which is an unmixed CD and Rotterdam Gabberz (tracklist) both released a while back but never offered outside of Japan.

Pre-order finishes 30th of November 2004 so be quick! Payment is by credit card and paypal only. - Pre-order now!

DJ Storm - The History

Hardcore Junkieee (UNMIXED) + Rotterdam Gabberz

2004/11/24

Electronic overload

The Electronic label has been quite as of late due to some pressing problems, but that is all about to change. The Electronic boys have sent out news on their upcoming release schedule with audio, plus announcing a new join partnership record label!

Both releases are mastered and will be in stores in the coming months.

TPs of ETRIC018 should be on sale in a couple of weeks and hopefully will see a full release in 2004.

A new label collaboration is the new Electronic Phusion label, run in conjunction between the Electronic record label and Sage from Phusion Records, a record store based in Los Angeles, USA. We have been told that the first four releases will be limited to only 250 copies per release, HappyHardcore.com suspects at a higher retail price. All four releases have been sent to vinyl mastering and will be available in the next couple of months.

The new hardcore label Monkey Business has sent over HappyHardcore.com the first release information and audio for everyone to checkout. This new hardcore label is headed up by Mike Di Scala (Ultrabeat / Re-con) and Paulos from 3 beat records (a Liverpool, UK record store), MONBIZ001 should be in store with in 1-2 months.

DJ Magazine posts their annual top 100 DJ as voted by the general public each year. Hardcore DJ's have not been in the top 100 for a while now as the chart has turned into a house / trance top 100 chart since the magazine itself does not regularly cover hardcore thus the readers are not hardcore / hard dance people. This year things are a little different, no sorry no hardcore DJ's got into the top 100 but a few managed to get into the top 250!

A new hardcore label headed up by the Nu Energy Collective called Hardcore Collections or HCC for short has released their release schedule and audio for the first two releases. Some big name remixes on these two, setting the stage for a very interesting new label!

HappyHardcore.com and Next Generation Records are giving everyone the chance to pick for free an autographed copy of the new Next Generation Records album entitled The Collection v.2!

You only have until November 26th to enter so click the artwork below to enter.

Next Generation Album v2 - Click to enter

2004/11/11

TSR 2 years old and hits 100 shows!

The Totally Sweet Radio crew (our sister hardcore radio channel on HappyHardcore.com) are two years old with the TSR screw celebrating this event with a special show also marking their 100th episode! The crazy weekly antics of the TSR has become quite a favorite for hardcore fans worldwide and HappyHardcore.com gives a big congratulations to the crew on their dedication!

2004/11/11

ProActive 4

The Proactive crew have released information and audio on their forthcoming release four. The release will be out 20th of December 2004.

HappyHardcore.com radio is expanding, move over FM broadcasts we have blown off our internet PC boundaries and moved wireless! As more and more wireless points and devices make they way out to market we have found we are getting listeners on HappyHardcore.com from new places that were not possible even this time last year.

We received an email last weekend telling us of just one of these experiences where a listener and fan of HappyHardcore.com radio was able to listen to the radio in their car driving from Texas to Colorado for 98% of the ride. How is this possible? With Pocket PC's like the HP iPAQ h6315 with built in WiFi (wireless internet) and T-mobile (unlimited mobile data connection) if you in the US or unlimited Vodaphone if your in Australia or AirH if your in Japan, our fan was able to tune into HappyHardcore.com radio and plug the audio output of the Pocket PC into the audio in of the car stereo. Not only can you listen to HappyHardcore.com radio in the car you can you use your pocket pc as a walkman and listen to HappyHardcore.com radio anywhere you can get a mobile phone signal which these days is nearly anywhere!

As flat rate unlimited wireless data plans for internet connections are now a reality and every day the prices of the hardware drops we can see a future were you will be able to tune into us anywhere on the planet.

2004/11/08

DFM Records 10

The DFM boys have released information and audio on their latest release DFM010 due in stores before Christmas 2004 we are told.

Next Generation Records new album has gone on sale today! A double CD mixed by Next Generation's own Brisk and Ham and featuring 33 of the latest BB and NG material. HappyHardcore.com has all the info for you and how you can pickup your very own copy.

As reported back in August this year AATW (All around the world) are to release a commercial version of the hardcore classic Shining Down. This new mix is done by Styles and Dougal under the group name "United In Dance" the promo is out this week and features the following mixes.

HappyHardcore.com has passed 14,000 members overnight! The number of hardcore members per month has been increasing month per month for the past few months a sure sign that hardcore is still growing at a good rate!

Hardcore has charted in Finland! London Helsinki Underground by Kevin Energy and Proteus has charted at position 17 in the Finnish charts! The NuEnergy collective have also said that Kevin might appear on the Finnish version of Top Of The Pops (a weekly TV music count down show). Congratulations to Kevin, Proteus and everyone involved in the release.

Kevin Energy and Proteus at position 17! - Click for larger image

2004/11/04

AMS Switches on

Hardcore producer AMS has started his own label entitled Switched on. The first three releases have been announced and we have audio for everyone to listen to.

November 2004 welcomes a new Spanish hardcore label to international shores - Makina Inside is a sub-label of Addicted Music, a well respected Spanish hardcore label. One of the producers of the new label is Xavi Bcn, a veteran makina DJ and producer. HappyHardcore.com has promo audio of the new tracks but they don't have any names yet, so all we can tell you is that these are the tracks on the first release.

Evolution Records celebrates 10 years of hardcore releases this year and to celebrate all the loyal EV fans Evolution Records are releasing out a double compilation celebrating music from the UK's longest running hardcore label. Evolution Records have said that all the big tracks from Evolution from 1994 to present day will be included. The CD will go one sale January 2005.

Evolution Records also said that the 10 year anniversary is actually 2004 but due to problems with their old distributors, the album had to be put back to 2005 meaning Evolution can cram more tunes on there!

The Clubland CD's released in the UK are the biggest commercial dance compilations dance album out there, they don't get more commercial than these releases. We have had a quick look at the tracklist and noticed more than ever more hardcore tunes, artists and cover versions popping up on the CD's. Like it or not the general public are developing a taste for the hard beats. We have made bold entries in the tracklist of the hardcore items.

Update 2004/11/04: Several people have emailed us saying we missed a few hardcore tunes in the list, they have been updated.

A lot of people have been asking what's coming up on Pitched Up recordings, one of the only US based hardcore labels in existence. We have taken a visit over to the Pitch Up grounds and grabbed the latest info and audio for their upcoming releases, which are at the moment TBA.